Welcome to the last few weeks of the 2014-2015

school year! As we start to wind down the year, the

calendar is filling up with events that celebrate student

achievement and we want to make sure everyone knows

about the upcoming opportunities. On May 21, we are

celebrating the reactivation of the Riverside chapter of

the National Junior Honor Society by inducting our newly

qualified students. 7th grade students will be honored

the evening of May 28 and 6th grade students will be

honored during school on May 29 at Riverside. Qualify-

ing 8th grade students will be recognized the evening of

June 2 at Union High School. Athletes will be recognized

the evening of June 4 at Riverside. Specific invitations

will be sent to the families of all students being honored

at evening events. Please mark these dates and help us

to encourage your student so that as many students as

possible are able to be celebrated in these year-end

events!

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

RIVERSIDE MIDDLE BELIEFS STATEMENT

We believe ALL students can learn.

We believe in a strong partnership between students, parents, community, and

Riverside Middle School.

We believe in creating an environment of high expectations, caring, respect, open

communication, diversity and inclusiveness, trust, and collaboration.

We believe that ALL students should take ownership of their education and

develop a positive outlook for the future.

RIVERSIDE MIDDLE

SCHOOL

HOME OF THE RED HAWKS

AIDA TOLEDO , DEAN OF STUDENTS

DONNA BOMAN , PRINCIPAL

265 ELEANOR NE

GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49505 PHONE: (616) 819 -2969

FAX : (616) 819 -1195

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Inside this issue:

Counseling Corner 2

sHaPe Camp 3

PBIS 3

PTCC 4

Frequently Called

Numbers

4

Mark your Calendars 4

Our mission is to ensure that all students are educated, self-directed

and productive members of society!

May/June 2015

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As we approach the end of the school year, parents often look for ways to keep students engaged over the vacation. Grand Rapids Public Schools has two separate programs that might interest you for your student.

Summer School - applications have been mailed. The application is a colorful bro-chure called “Summer of Success.” Dates for Summer School are June 15 through July 23, Monday—Thursday, 8:00am to noon at Burton Middle School. Applications are due now! If you have a question about Summer School, call counselor Lydia Boyce at 819-5503.

GRASP— is a 9 week correspondence program which helps students maintain reading and math skills (grades K to 8) during the summer recess. The program should take each student about one hour per week per subject. Because answers are mailed to a scoring center, the program can accompany the child wherever he or she spends the summer. All lessons are completed, mailed to a scoring center, and returned to the student. We also have an online version of GRASP for grades 4 - 8.

Enroll: June 3rd– June 5th between 8:00am and 3:00p, or go to grps.org/grasp to enroll for the online version.

In person: GR City High, IA Bldg– 1720 Plainfield NE

Call: Phone 819– 2548

Fee: Book form is $20 one subject, $36 two subjects

Counseling Corner

Protect MI Child

Are your children safe while online? Michigan families, especially minors, are becoming inundated with advertisements

from alcohol, tobacco, pornography and gambling marketers through different internet and cell phone inboxes. Thank-

fully, the State of Michigan offers a free program to stop adult advertisements from reaching e-mails, mobile phones

(text messaging ads) and instant messenger IDs. The Michigan Child Protection Registry is a free do-not-contact

service for Michigan’s families and schools and can be located at www.protectmichild.com.

On March 17, 2015,

the Grand Rapids

Drive held an art

show for students

from all over Grand

Rapids. After the

judging was over, it

was announced that

Jvion Suddeth from

Riverside won First

Place in the Middle

School Division.

Congratulations

Jvion!

Riverside 3 R’s Respectful, Responsible and Ready

Riverside Middle School uses a PBIS: Posi-

tive Behavior Interventions and Supports

program to increase positive interactions,

behavior and academic achievement.

Students earn “tickets” that are used to

purchase various items from “The Hawk’s

Nest”, our PBIS store.

Students are also recognized through

formal celebrations occurring every 4-6

weeks. The incentive for May is a trip to

Celebration Cinemas to see Paul Blart: Mall

Cop 2! In order to attend the movie,

students must be suspension-free

(in-house or out of school) from April 22

through May 15.

Students must have a

school ID and be in

uniform while on the

field trip.

Health Center News

Immunizations are an important part of the health of our Riverside Students. If your child is waivered for immunization you must go through Kent County Health Department annually to renew your waivier :

Location: 700 Fuller Ave NE Phone: (616) 632-7100

Hours: 8:00am – 5:00pm Monday through Friday No cost or co-pay for GRPS students receiving

services.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions!

Jackie Vigh, RN Laurie Carlson, Health Aide

819-3245 819-4266

SCHOOL UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS

Tops: Collared solid color navy blue, light blue, white, black,

red or orange (short or long-sleeve)

Bottoms: Navy blue, black or khaki/tan. Jeans/Denim are

NOT permitted in any color. Leggings/jeggings may only be

worn under dress/skirts/shorts of appropriate length, NOT as

pants. Shorts/skirts must be uniform material/color.

Long-sleeve, plain color shirts or crew-neck sweatshirts may

be worn UNDER the required collared shirt

Solid color navy blue, light blue, white, black, red, or orange

sweaters or fleece jackets (no hoods) may be worn over the

required collared shirt.

Emergency Drill Update

As of 5/8/15, Riverside is on track and has

conducted the following number of required

emergency drills:

5 of 6 Fire Drills

3 of 3 Lockdown Drills

4 of 2 Tornado Drills

Please talk with your student and reinforce

the importance of taking all drills seriously.

GRPS Information

(616) 819-2000

Athletics/Student Activities

(616) 819-2010

Community & Student Ser-vices

(616) 819-2150

Dean Transportation

(616) 819-3000

LOOP

(616) 855-9675

(616) 204-0955

Public Safety/Security

(616) 819-2100

Riverside Middle Office (616) 819-2969

Special Education

(616) 819-2185

FREQUENTLY CALLED NUMBERS

Please Ca

ll in

Absences!

819-296

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PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR...

May 14 – PBIS movie (6th grade/ASD)

May 14 – Family Night, 6:00pm

May 15 - PBIS movie (7th/8th grade)

May 16 – State of the Schools Address @

Ottawa, 9:00am

May 21 – National Junior Honor Society

Induction, 6:30pm

May 22 – Half day for students

May 28 – Last day for LOOP

May 28 – 7th grade Awards Night, 6:30pm

May 29—6th grade Awards Presentation,

8:00am

June 2 – 8th grade Farewell @ Union, 6:00pm

June 3, 4, 5 – Exams (Half days)

265 ELEANOR NE

GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49505

PHONE: (616) 819 -2969

FAX: (616) 819 -1195

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RIVERSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL

HOME OF THE RED HAWKS

Parent Teacher Community Council

(PTCC)

We welcome all parents to join our

PTCC! The council meets on the following

dates in Room 131:

Tuesday, May 5 @ 3:00pm

Family Night Events @ 6:00pm (includes

dinner!)

Thursday, May 14 = Lea Tobar - Gang Prevention and Bullying

Final Exams—Half Days

For students

June 3, 4, 5

School will be

dismissed at 10:53 a.m.